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December 8, Immaculate Conception BVM The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, was the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of her son Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary was conceived by normal biological means, but God acted upon her soul (keeping her "immaculate") at the time of her conception. The Immaculate Conception is commonly mistaken to be the conception of the Child Jesus in her own womb and the Virgin Birth of Jesus. These are covered by the Doctrine of Incarnation, while the Immaculate Conception deals with the conception of Mary herself, not that of her son. Although the belief that Mary was sinless and conceived immaculate has been widely held since Late Antiquity, the doctrine was not dogmatically defined until 1854, by Pope Pius IX in his papal bull Ineffabilis Deus. The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8; in many Catholic countries, it is a holy day of obligation or patronal feast, and in some a national public holiday. Masses: 7.30pm (Day before) 7.30am, 9am, 12.10noon, 7.30pm

Scripture gives us so many examples of why we are to be thankful: We are to be thankful for what God has given us : 1. His “unfailing love” (Psalm 107, numerous verses) 2. His grace “given you in Christ Jesus” (1 Corinthians 1:4) 3. Victory “through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57) 4. His “righteous laws” (Psalm 119:62) 5. The faith of others to sustain and cheer us (Philemon 1:4) We are to be thankful for what God has done : 6. He has “answered me...[and] become my salvation” (Psalm 118:21). 7. He has redeemed us. “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). 8. He has qualified us “to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light” (Colossians 1:12). We are to be thankful for who God is : 9. “He is good; His love endures forever” (1 Chronicles 16:34). 10. He is “faithful and just” (1 John 1:9).

MASSES: MONDAY NOV 31 - 7.30PM; TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1: 7.30, 9, 12.10 and 7.30pm. All Saints Day is a special feast day on which Catholics celebrate all the saints, known and unknown. While most saints have a particular feast day on the Catholic calendar (usually, though not always, the date of their death), not all of those feast days are observed. And saints who have not been canonized—those who are in Heaven, but whose sainthood is known only to God—have no particular feast day. In a special way, All Saints Day is their feast.

It is with great joy and happiness that I have been as- signed to my first American Parish, Holy Family Church in Florham Park. I am looking forward to beginning my ministry at Holy Family and to serving the parishioners as your priest! May God bless You, Fr. Krzysztof Liwarski – Fr. Chris

I am pleased to provide you with our parish financial report for the 12 month period ending June 30, 2016. First and foremost, thank you for your generosity and support of our parish during the past year. You are the backbone of the parish and I am grateful for your support. Fr. Thomas

In Job, we see a man who God allows to be directly attacked by Satan. He is an example of faithfulness as he loses everything important to him yet remains faithful to God. Its purpose is to illustrate God’s sovereignty and faithfulness during a time of great suffering.